Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| I / saw / it / five times |
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| almost never / go on holiday / My parents |
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| some petrol / need / I travel a lot. I / every other day. |
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| have lunch / usually / Do / you / at home? |
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| once a year / usually / I / to the dentist / go |
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| can / find / your car keys / You / never |
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| My parents / very often / come / to help me |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| They / usually / need / some help with the homework |
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| I / have to go / shopping / day in, day out |
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| I / always / at 8 a.m. / get up |
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| to the gym / three times a week / I / go |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| twice / she / phoned / Yesterday, / me |
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| listen / never / can / They |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| John / is / late / often |
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| feel tired? / Do / you / often |
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| soup / We / have / every other day |
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| Do / go / ? / to the gym / you / every day |
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| Mike / often / pizza / for dinner / eats |
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| eat / oranges / hardly ever / I |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| when you talk to her / She / listens / rarely |
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| rarely / if you need it / help you / Tom / will |
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| She / dresses / in blue / very often |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| always / dress / Can / I / in green? |
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| know / I / never / what to say |
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| always / ? / Does / win / Kevin |
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| My car / breaks down / several times a year |
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| to the disco? / do / go / How / often / you |
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| asking me questions / always / She / is |
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| Something is the matter with me. I / usually / am / in the mornings. / very tired |
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| usually / once a month / to the hairdresser's / go / I |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
